Kurt Philip Behm

Kingdom Of One (+1)

Opulent solitude,

how rich it becomes

alone in one’s shadow,

times riches in sum

 

To revel monastic

o’er sultans and earls,

whose joyous reflection

—your diamonds and pearls

 

(Dreamsleep: November, 2021)

 

 

Rebel In The Shade

 

Standing hidden off to the side

naked and alone,

his aura too imposing,

his cover all but blown

 

A target of those dilettantes,

consummate poseurs,

his space they had surrounded

—his legend to procure

 

(The New Room: November, 2021)